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Theaters of anatomy : students, teachers, and traditions of dissection in Renaissance Venice

Title
  1. Theaters of anatomy : students, teachers, and traditions of dissection in Renaissance Venice / Cynthia Klestinec.
Published by
  1. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Author
  1. Klestinec, Cynthia

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Description
  1. xix, 257 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. The anatomy theater is where students of the human body learn to isolate structures in decaying remains, scrutinize their parts, and assess their importance. Taking a new look at the history of anatomy, the author places public dissections alongside private ones to show how the anatomical theater was both a space of philosophical learning and a place where students learned to behave in a civil manner towards their teachers, their peers, and the corpse.
Subject
  1. 1600 - 1699
  2. Human dissection > Italy > History > 17th century
  3. Anatomy > history
  4. Anatomy > education
  5. Dissection > education
  6. Dissection > history
  7. History, 16th Century
  8. History, 17th Century
  9. Anatomisk teater
  10. Anatomy > historia > Venedig > renàˆssansen
  11. Human dissection
  12. Italy
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. Spectacular anatomies : demonstrations, lectures, and lessons -- Fabrici's dominion : the first anatomical theater -- Civic and civil anatomies : the second anatomical theater -- Medical students and their corpses -- Private anatomies and the delights of technical expertise.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index.